i really hate pet owners that think the life of their pet is so worthless that when told that they can no longer keep their pet they immediately think "well, ok then. i'll just let it out into the wild where it will have the best chances and can fend for itself." then when told by another simliar pet owner that "no, you can't do that. the pet WILL die a very slow and painful and terrified death." the owner says "well too bad! cause its MY decision and i've made it!" which to me sounds a lot like: "nah nah nah! i big person now and i don't give damn and i said was i going to do this so I'M going to do it and YOU can't stop ME!!" grah! it ticks me off something royal!
but then because i'm concerned about the pet i suck up all my nasty replies and quick comebacks and appoligize if i offeneded her and try desperately to offer alternatives. (most of which are thrown back at my face with the same kiddie trantrum attitude) "i am not going to put up posters. i don't have the time" "no one will want her anyway cause eveyone that's seen her says she's ugly" "they (the petstore) won't take her back anyway cause its been over 30 days" "i don't know where the spca is" "she'll be just as dead anyway" grah! again! after trying my damnest not to just reach through the computer screen and kill the owner myself i finally convince her to let ME take the pet to the SPCA and i'll pay for the surrender and everything. its not the best option but at least the pet is alive.
but of course that can't be the end of it. the spca closes at 4 and she doesn't get home til 4:30 so now i have to bring my friend into teh equation as well. she has to go in and pick up these pets from the owner tonight and house them at her place overnight til i get there tomorrow (an hour and a half car drive). and did i mention that my friend's mother absolutely HATES this type of pet... so after some grovelling and be indebted to my friend's mother for proably as long as i live everything is set up for me to bring the pet into the spca tomorrow... that is of course if MY parents allow me to do all this.
and what's on top of all this of course is that the owner still has the males and is going to keep them but can not be bothered to even find enough home for all the females. (i'm taking 2 (if my dad lets me) but that still leaves one out in the cold) if she is going to be so callous about the females i can only imgine how she's going to treat the males. *shakes head*
i'm not sure if it has something to do with the type of animal, perhaps she thinks that the ones she has have less life value then a dog or cat but i doubt it. she's an adult too so you can't jsut say she's being a stupid kid. oh and want to know what her mom thinks of the whole way she planned on getting rid of her "extra" pets? she approved! "yeah sure. i don't care how you get rid of them, just get rid of them." great thing to be teaching your daughter... i just hope that if she were to ever find herself pregnant with an unwanted child she doesn't through it away as well. though given the track record... *sighs*
so now i'm stuck in the middle and everything hinges on the good graces of my own parents even tough i'm an adult as well as i'm still living at home and as the saying goes :"my roof, my rules." *shakes head and sighs again* i shouldn't have gotten involved really but now that i am i have to carry through. if it turns out that dad changes his mind about being able to get a couple new babies then i have to show up at the shelter with 3 instead of one and have to pay $45 instead of $15 for animals that aren't even mine. and given the location and coommonly held feelings towards these types of pets they probably won't find homes anyway but at lest they'll have chance...
but that's my rant and i feel mildly better about everything now... well at least i'm not ready to seriously maime something now... bloody evil unthoughtful owners.... if you want to have a pet make sure you have room and know how to TAKE CARE of said pet... ugh!
